Help me decide a new motherboard for my computer
Posted by Fun_Philosophy_7606@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
I dont know a ton about computers, recently my computer started having an issue where anytime it was strained it would just shut down. By strained i mean running any large FPS games like overwatch or Marvel Rivals as well as unzipping certain files would cause it to shut off without warning. I bought a new case for my computer and swapped it out hopping that would fix it but it didnt so then i bought a new power supply unit and that also didnt fix anything.
I did a test with Cinebench R23 that i think tells me i need a new motherboard because it was that stress test that would cause it to shut down. My budget is around $200 Canadian, though if needed i could go up to around $300 Canadian.
My current build is:
Case:
CORSAIR 3500X ARGB Mid-Tower ATX PC Case – Panoramic Tempered Glass – Reverse Connection Motherboard Compatible
PSU:
MSI MAG A750BN PCIE5, Non-Modular Compact Gaming 750W Power Supply, 80+ Bronze, Low-Noise Fan,12V-2x6 Cable, PCIE 5.0
Motherboard (broken i think):
ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming (AM4, AMD)
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600x 6-core processor
16GB Ram
GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Also, im not sure if this is worth mentioning but my motherboard started having this issue after i took it to a local pc repair shop because the computer wasnt turning on at all. They said it was just the buttons on the case which is why i bought it a new case. However at the time they did a temporary fix by adding seperate buttons attached directly to the motherboard, which i took off when i moved everything into the new case
Fixitwithducttape42@reddit
Those separate button were not the problem. A button just sends the signal to turn on and off the PC and is a simple device, my power button broke on my backup case so I connected the reset button to the power button connectors so I have a working "power button".
Power supply probably wasn't going to be the problem either as unzipping files doesn't require much effort on the CPU so it's doubtful it will draw enough power to cause an issue.
Something is going on hardware wise as you already suspect. Do some more testing, use OCCT and test everything. It's a stress tester with a built in error checker. Cinebench will just put a load on the CPU to my knowledge. OCCT can test the CPU, Memory, and GPU. Off hand I am thinking, CPU, motherboard or memory. Though the possibility for a corrupt Windows install and potentially bad drive is also on the table. It's better to test things than to guess and replace things at random.
Fun_Philosophy_7606@reddit (OP)
I installed OCCT and ran every test, in the stability test CPU, power, and Linpack all crashed it pretty much immediatly. CPU + RAM did crash but it took about 40 ish seconds for it to crash but then after when i turned my computer back on it crashed again as i was starting it up, it only did this once though. The 3D adaptive test, while not crashing the actual computer, did say "3D adaptive - crashed (Gpu #0). For the benchmark tests the CPU test and the Latency/Bandwith test both caused a crash.
Does any of this information help narrow down what is actually wrong with my computer?
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II ATX AM4 Motherboard for 180 CAD or if you wanna go cheaper you can get the Gigabyte B550 EAGLE WIFI6 ATX AM4 Motherboard for 125CAD.
Your board was perfectly capable of running the 5600X. The shop may have messed up something.
Fun_Philosophy_7606@reddit (OP)
Thank you very much for the recommendation! I think il get the Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II ATX AM4. Also just double checking, for transferring it in im going to also need to buy thermal paste right?
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
Yeah, you can get some off of Amazon